Which to use
“mark” and “maux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,777
- “mark” frequency rank
- #6,412
- “maux” frequency rank
- 10189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mark | maux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reichsmark. | Pluriel de mal. |
Where the eye mixes mark and maux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mark vs maux
A purely visual mix-up. mark (\maʁk\) and maux (\mo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mark is recorded at frequency rank #3,777, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁk\. maux is at rank #6,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mo\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10189, this pair ranks #413,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mark vs maux
Shared letters: am. Private to "mark": kr. Private to "maux": ux.
"mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "maux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mark" for "maux" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mark" or "maux"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mark" and "maux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mark" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mark" and "maux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maux vs mud". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #413,893 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.